Who decides the flavors for Oreos, and what are they thinking?
Imagine this: Oreos infused with Swedish Fish flavor. Sounds bizarre, right? Yet, in what seems like a desperate cry for help, the team behind Oreo’s flavor innovation has indeed unleashed Swedish Fish Oreos upon us. A food blog, The Impulsive Buy, managed to snag a pack and described the filling as “sticky, chewy,” and even “slimy.” Delicious? Not quite!
A spokesperson for Oreo explained to Business Insider, “We know that consumers enjoy variety when it comes to snacking, so we create all of our limited-edition flavors to provide surprising new twists people know and love and on occasion, create unexpected and unique flavor combinations that people may never have thought were possible.” But honestly, who is behind these decisions, and why do they seem to have a vendetta against our taste buds?
Questionable Flavor Choices
Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of the more questionable flavor choices from recent years. Food.com has compiled a list of Oreo flavors that support the theory that someone at Nabisco might need an intervention, or at the very least, a break.
First up, we have the watermelon “flavor crème.” Seriously, what were they thinking? A few seeds might have made it even worse.
And then there’s the infamous candy corn flavor. It’s as if someone in the executive meeting said, “What’s that Halloween treat everyone finds revolting? Candy Corn? Great! Let’s make it into a cookie and wrap it in a pretty package!”
It seems as though there’s a pattern emerging here. If we’re going to experiment, why not stick to classic flavors that we know and love? The only Oreo that should exist is the Double Stuff. Anything less is a disservice to cookie lovers everywhere. Double Stuff should be the baseline, regular Oreos should be the “diet” version, and Oreo Thins? They can vanish without a trace. Whoever is concocting these outrageous flavors needs a well-deserved vacation and a serious re-evaluation of their palate.
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In summary, while Oreo continues to shake things up with unusual flavors, one can’t help but wonder if they’ve lost touch with what makes their cookies beloved. It’s clear that a little more thought (and perhaps a bit of taste testing) could go a long way.
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